Most elders will admit to an persistent low level of guilt that they are not doing enough or doing it well enough in their leadership role.  The list of qualifications given in 1 Timothy 3.2-7 is indeed daunting; an overseer must be:

–          Above reproach

–          The husband of one wife

–          Sober-minded

–          Self-controlled

–          Respectable

–          Hospitable

–          Able to teach

–          Not a drunkard

–          Not violent but gentle

–          Not quarrelsome

–          Not a lover of money

–          Able to manage his own household well

–          Able to keep his children submissive

–          Not a recent convert

–          Well thought of by outsiders

Just before the list, Paul says that the aspiration to the office is noble.  Even though it is impossible to be perfect at any of the qualifications (except maybe having just one wife), it is a joy to see God give grace for service.